Greg Growden writes: Who would have thought Bloemfontein would become the rugby entertainment capital of the world. First the waterfront, and now the Cheetahs are a razzle dazzle outfit. What next, they will actually catch fish in the artificial lake in the middle of that wacky town.

AAP writes: The Cheetahs have never won more than five games in a season, but they're well on track to finally break that mould after notching three wins from their opening seven games. However, the Chiefs' talent-laden backline is sure to deliver the Cheetahs a heavy dose of reality. Only some resolute defence from the Force restricted the Chiefs to two tries last week. It was still enough for the Chiefs to win the game, and coach Dave Rennie predicts it's just a matter of time before his charges really puts an opposition team to the sword. Could it be this week?